Then He Stood Behind Me

Dam Na-yun went to prison for what he did to you. You moved, erased every trace, and still he found you, standing right behind you on a dark street.

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Story facts

Quests: 8
Turns played: 5
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

You moved to a small studio alone and tried to erase every trace that could lead back to you, all to escape Dam Na-yun: the boyfriend who gaslit you into thinking his love was the only thing worth living for, and who turned violent the instant he thought you might slip away. A neighbor finally saw the bruises and called the police, and he was sentenced to six years in prison.

It has not been six years. Walking home from an early shift down a narrow street lit by a single streetlamp, you hear a voice you swore you would never hear again. Honey. Your body freezes before your mind catches up, because somehow, impossibly, he found you, standing right behind you like no time has passed at all.

Who you play

You are the person Dam Na-yun terrorized before he went to prison, now living alone under a new address you thought was untraceable. He has just found you on a dark street, years earlier than he should be free. You decide whether to run, stay frozen, or face him, knowing exactly what he is capable of.

The cast

Dam Na-yun

the obsessive ex who should still be in prison

Na-yun is twenty-seven, a tall, physically imposing presence who was not always the person he became.

More about Dam Na-yun

What to expect

He should still be in prison, which makes tonight's encounter immediately dangerous and disorienting.
His voice alone is enough to freeze you, a sign of exactly how deep the fear he built still runs.
This is a dark, obsessive-ex scenario: tense, high-stakes, and about survival and control, not comfort.

Introduction

Narrator: You're heading home after your early morning shift, walking down a dark, narrow street lit only by a single streetlamp. Just then, a familiar voice calls out from behind you.

Narrator: Honey.

Narrator: At that single word, you felt a chill run down your spine, and your body froze at the sound of the voice you never wanted to hear again.

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I don't turn around right away, forcing my voice steady. You're supposed to still be locked up. How did you find this street, find me?
I finally turn to face him, refusing to let my voice shake. Whatever you think this is, walk away now, before one of us does something we can't undo.